Amiram Barkat, Haaretz Correspondent, and AP: Prison dig reveals church that may be the oldest in the world
Talkback
Title:It`s a prison, not a destination.
Name:idf_sergeant
City: Ramat GanState: ISRAEL
Megiddo is a military base, holding hundreds of Palestinian terrorists, and is off-limits to the public. Right now, the best thing that could be done is re-cover the site with dirt to preserve it for a time in the future when the Israelis have closed this facility and released all the prisoners back to their homes in the `territories` (gaza or the west bank).
There is no feasible way to permit access to any tourists while the prison is operational. This is a strictly closed military area.

NOTE: I have created a website which shows some of the history of this location.
http://home.comcast.net/~advent99/tell.html